Hi all, The last Lycoris in bloom here is one clump of Lycoris caldwellii, that is in full flower just now. All the other lycorids are finished. An unusually hardy clump of Rhodophiala bifida bloomed not long ago, and a pot of R. bifida is blooming right now on the deck. The Colchicum are in full bloom this week. They are a most welcome addition to the landscape here at the very start of autumn. The Sternbergia lutea are starting to flower now, too. I think you simply could not plant too many Lycoris, Colchicum, and Sternbergia. The only thing left now is to see if Lycoris radiata radiata will flower this year. It is fairly hardy here; and it usually blooms sometime in October, after everything else has disappeared. It really is finally autumn here in Indiana now. The temperatures the past few days have not exceeded 80°F for the first time in many weeks. The hardy Carpathian (i.e., "English" or Persian) walnuts (Juglans regia) are ripening daily. The shellbark hickory trees (Carya laciniosa) are starting to drop their massive hulled nuts; the squirrels are having a feast. The Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) are dropping their nuts everywhere. And the Chinese Chestnuts (Castanea mollissima) are starting to ripen; I can almost taste the roasted chestnuts ahead for us! I really enjoy autumn. Jim Shields inn central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA